Steel News

ThyssenKrupp Celebrates Arrival of First Brazil Slabs at Duisburg

28 October 2010 - ThyssenKrupp celebrates the arrival of its first shipment of steel slabs from the new ThyssenKrupp CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico mill in Brazil. Once it reaches full production, the Brazil plant will ship three million tons of its capacity to the plant currently under construction in Alabama, while two million tons will be shipped to ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s plants in Germany.

Evraz Creates Health, Safety and Environmental Committee

27 October 2010 - Evraz Group S.A. has established a Health, Safety and Environmental Committee of the Board of Directors—and has created the position of Vice President of Health, Safety and Environment—in an effort to increase the level of industrial safety, labor protection, and environmental care across its international operations.

MMK Contracts Hatch for Pre-Development of Prioskolskoye Deposit

27 October 2010 - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works hired Hatch Engineering and Consulting in Russia to pre-project the development of Prioskolskoye iron ores field in such a way that minimizes land allotment costs, eliminates environmental risks, and optimizes MMK’s capital and operating costs.

Mechel to Reconstruct Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant

26 October 2010 - Mechel OAO announces that Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant OOO has signed contracts with Siberian Plant of Electrothermal Equipment (Sibelectrotherm) to purchase four ferroalloy electric furnaces. The reconstruction is planned for 2011-12.

Praxair Finalizes Agreement with United Steel in Bahrain

26 October 2010 - Praxair Gulf Industrial Gases LLC has finalized an agreement with United Steel Co. (SULB) B.S.C. to supply oxygen, nitrogen, and argon for use in its direct iron reduction plant and steel melt shop. The plant is due to start up during the fourth quarter of 2012.

ThyssenKrupp CSA Ships First Steel Slabs to Alabama

26 October 2010 - ThyssenKrupp CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico recently sent its first shipment of steel slabs to ThyssenKrupp’s rolling mill in Alabama, which is due to be inaugurated in December.

Hybrid Blank by voestalpine and Fronius Receives Award

25 October 2010 - voestalpine Stahl GmbH and Fronius GmbH were recently awarded the Innovation Prize by specialist magazine Autorevue for a jointly developed steel aluminum blank. Implementation options are currently being discussed with automobile manufacturers.

Outokumpu Recognized for Climate Change Disclosure

25 October 2010 - Outokumpu has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its approach to climate change disclosure by being featured in CDP's "Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index" for the second time.

Posco Discusses Order Method with Krakatau Steel for Indonesia Mill

25 October 2010 - Posco says it is accelerating efforts to ensure a successful steel mill construction project in Indonesia. Five managers from its joint venture partner Krakatau Steel recently visited Gwangyang Works to discuss the construction order format for the blast furnace and sintering equipment to be installed.

JFE Steel to Construct Continuous Galvanizing Line in Thailand

25 October 2010 - JFE Steel Corp. plans to construct Thailand’s first continuous galvanizing line for automobiles at the Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate of Rayong Province in southeastern Thailand. Operation startup is planned for April 2013.

Evraz to Develop Eastern Coking Coal Field in Russia

22 October 2010 - Evraz Group S.A. has won the tender, held by the Russian State Mineral Resources Agency, to develop the Eastern field of the western part of the Ulug-Khemsky coking coal deposit in East Siberia. The license is expected to be received within two months.

Usiminas Implements Broner Melt Shop Control Center

22 October 2010 - Broner Metals Solutions has completed the implementation of the Broner Melt Shop Control Center at Usiminas, Brazil, that is expected to result in improved visibility and optimization of the steel plant processes.

World Crude Steel Production Slips 1% in September

22 October 2010 - World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association stood at an estimated 111.75 million tonnes in September 2010 — a 1.0% decrease from the previous month (August 2010) and an 0.9% increase vs. September 2009.

Posco Launches Global e-Procurement System in Vietnam

21 October 2010 - Posco recently started operation of its first global e-procurement system outside Korea. The new system will enable Posco-Vietnam to share and process all the information related to bidding, signing contracts, ordering, and supplying on a real-time basis.

MMK, Atakas Commission Cold-Rolling Facility

21 October 2010 - MMK and Atakas Group have commissioned a cold-rolling facility as part of the MMK-Atakas steel project being developed near Iskenderun. By the end of 2011, the commissioned cold-rolling shop is scheduled to reach its planned capacity of 750,000 tonnes-per-year of ready-made metal products.

Mechel Announces Nine-Month Operational Results

20 October 2010 - Mechel OAO announced operational results for the first nine months of 2010, including the production of 4.496 million tonnes of steel, a 13% increase vs. the comparable year-ago period.

Carpenter Technology, Sandvik Partner in Powder Technology

20 October 2010 - Carpenter Technology Corp. and Sandvik Materials Technology have established a strategic partnership to mutually reinforce each company’s long-term commitment in powder metal products. Carpenter Technology will acquire a 40% interest in Sandvik Powdermet AB, and Sandvik AB will acquire a 40% interest in Carpenter Powder Products AB.

Nippon Steel Establishes Automotive Steel Pipe Business in India

20 October 2010 - Nippon Steel Corp. has established a new automotive steel pipe business in India, Nippon Pipe India Private Ltd, to capture growing demand there. In the state of Rajasthan in the northern part of India, Siam Nippon Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. will build a base for manufacturing and selling electric-welded pipes for two- and four-wheeled motor vehicles.

Praxair China Extends Partnership with Meishan Steel

19 October 2010 - Praxair China and Meishan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. have signed an agreement to modify and expand their long-term supply contract, with Praxair China increasing its oxygen, nitrogen, and argon capacities in Nanjing to meet Meishan Steel's growing demand.

BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto Terminate Iron Ore Production JV

19 October 2010 - BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have jointly decided to end plans for an iron ore production joint venture in the Pilbara in Western Australia following extensive discussions with regulators. Both parties have been advised recently that the proposal would not be approved in its current form.